2017 Operating and Capital Budget

Final Approved 2017 Budget

The Finance and Administration Committee deliberated the 2017 Operating and Capital Budget on December 6 and December 14, 2016. During those two meetings, several changes were made from the base budget presented in November in order to approve a budget with a 3.6% tax increase and a 7.4% water/wastewater rate increase. For a typical home with an assessed value of $230,000, this is equivalent to an increase of approximately $100 over 2016 taxes.

The following reflects the overall approved 2017 Operating Budget and provides changes to the chart found on page 48 of the budget document.

Budget 2017: Public Engagement

Thank you for participating in the 2017 budget. Your feedback has been an important part of the City’s budget development process.

The formal public input process is now closed. The results of the submissions will be shared with City Council and with the public as part of the 2017 budget process, which is expected to wrap up in December 2016.

Budget 2017: Community Meetings

As part of the process to develop the 2017 municipal budget, the City’s Chief Administrative Officer, Ed Archer, and Chief Financial Officer, Ed Stankiewicz, made public presentations at community meetings to provide an overview of the budget, as well as issues the municipality is navigating and opportunities for public engagement.